Football Recap: Havelock Piles Up the Points Against Swansboro

Havelock waltzed into their matchup on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Swansboro Pirates 50-14. Given the Rams' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 144th, while the Pirates are ranked 323rd) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.

Jayden Howard

Rushing Yards

10/17/25 @ Swansboro	186
10/10/25 vs Dixon	142
10/03/25 vs West Carteret	218
09/26/25 @ Croatan	27
09/19/25 @ Richlands	122
+ 4 more games

This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Jayden Howard and Lloyd Jones. Howard rushed for 186 yards and a pair of TDs on only 15 carries while Jones gained 94 total yards and two touchdowns. With that strong performance, Howard is now averaging an impressive 101.7 rushing yards per game.

Havelock's run defense was locked in: Swansboro could only muster -0.8 yards per carry. The team can thank Andrew WIlliams for the heroic effort on defense: he. Havelock didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 7.3.

Havelock's defense didn't let the opposing QB, get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for six sacks. Leading the way was Christopher Bispham with three. Semaj George was another major factor on D, picking up a sack, forcing one fumble, and making six total tackles (2.0 for loss).

Despite the defeat, Swansboro had strong showings from Nolan Armstrong, who picked up ten receiving yards and one touchdown, and Carmello Beasley, who picked up 89 receiving yards and one score. Beasley also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making three total tackles and defending one pass.

Havelock's victory bumped their record up to 4-5. As for Swansboro, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-6.

Coincidentally, Havelock and Swansboro will both be playing Northside - Jacksonville the next time they take the field. The Pirates will head out to face the Monarchs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, while the Rams will host them at 7:00 p.m. on the 31st.